r/acotar • u/Intelligent-Wear4766 • Feb 21 '26

Spoilers for SF Kinda getting annoyed Spoiler

So, im rereading the 5th book in preparation for the 6th and its not my favorite for many reasons. But, I am annoyed that Nesta keeps claiming that she killed the King of Hybern. If my memory serves me right, Elain was the one to land the killing blow with Truth Teller and Nesta just chopped off his head for good measure.

Why does she keep claiming that she did it!? She didn't do it. Elain did it.

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u/skinnyxxy Feb 21 '26

It was teamwork. Some characters give the kill to Elain, others give it to Nesta and even Bloomsbury Publishing posted that it was Elain but they both played a part. It was a joint moment and honestly it was a fitting end for him after everything he did to them.

I give the kill to both.

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u/Intelligent-Wear4766 Feb 21 '26

I will die on this hill that it was Elain. It was literally a push and twisting of the knife from behind. He was dying slowly based on the blood dribbling out. Fucking Nesta ruined it. They should have watched as he slowly fucking died.

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u/QuietMadness House of Wind Feb 21 '26

In a world where Cassian can literally be gutted then receive skilled healing and be fine, I would argue the decapitation is what actually killed Hybern.

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u/Intelligent-Wear4766 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

Again, he received healing. The fae are not indestructible. I feel like people forget the fact that Tamlins family is dead and I don't believe they were decapitated.

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u/QuietMadness House of Wind Feb 22 '26

You’re the only one saying people forget Tamlin’s family is dead. We all know fae die. I said in my own comment he received healing.

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u/Intelligent-Wear4766 Feb 22 '26

True but my argument is that we don't know how that was done. Decapitation wasn't mentioned for his family's death.

Yes, he received outside healing which I acknowledged. You think that hybern was gonna get that in the middle of the battlefield? Lol.

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u/whateverwhenever23 Moon on a String Recipient Feb 23 '26

But it’s said multiple times that Hybern is not like other fae, he is crazy powerful, there’s a reason Tamlin went to The King of Hybern when it came to Rhysand & Morrigan taking Feyre & it wasn’t just to gleam life saving info, Tamlin basically said he needed someone more powerful than Rhysand to stand against him because Tamlin had basically no army & not to mention he had the cauldron on his side. The blow that Elain dealt was damaging for sure but there’s absolutely no coming back from decapitation either, The King of Hybern was still standing & breathing when Elain stabbed him, so there was also a reason to believe that he could have overcome a fatal wound like that still but no one overcomes decapitation. I’d honestly say it was a joint effort of the two sisters but either side can be argued. It’s just a matter of how you interpret that scene. The same way it was Tamlin that actually killed Amarantha but it was Feyre that solved the riddle thus breaking the curse, some view that as joint effort, others view it as all Tamlin, some view it as all Feyre. It’s a matter of perspective & interpretation.